Hello and Welcome to MGJ Postal History

We are offering for sale a wide variety of covers—from stampless covers to First Day Covers, from the very old, to contemporary. While we primarily sell covers, you will also find stamps, other postal items and interesting ephemera for sale. We hope you enjoy the site and visit often. We welcome your comments.

Posted are just some of the items in our inventory. Feel free to email us with requests from your want list.

I am a life member of the American Philatelic Society and am a member of the Society’s estate advisory service. I am also a member and volunteer at the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum in Weston, Massachusetts. In addition, I am a licensed, bonded auctioneer in Massachusetts.

Thank you,Marc Jasmin

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FIRST DAY COVERS

WE HAVE LISTED SOME FIRST DAY COVERS INDIVIDUALLY ON THE SITE. HOWEVER, WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF FIRST DAY COVERS -- FROM EARLY TO THE 1990S. MOST EARLY COVERS HAVE CACHETS. OUR STOCK INCLUDES REGULAR ISSUES, COMMEMORATIVES, AIR MAILS, SPECIAL DELIVERY COVERS AND MORE. PLEASE EMAIL YOUR WANT LISTS TO MGJPOSTALHISTORY@POST.COM AND WE WILL SEND IMAGES AND INFORMATION OF ITEMS WE HAVE THAT MATCH YOUR NEEDS.

SEARCHING THE SITE

The site has been created to be very user friendly. Just go to the search box and enter information about what you are looking for. A general term like “stampless covers" or "stampless folded letter” will bring up our entire stock of stampless covers and letters. Entering a community name, or a state, will bring up only those items with those words in the headline.

CLICK ON AN ITEM HEADLINE AND OPEN THAT SPECIFIC ITEM. IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL SCANS INCLUDED WITH THE ITEM, THEY WILL OPEN AT THAT TIME. We encourage you to investigate the site and find hidden treasures for your collection or investment.

Full WAshington DC Free double circle postmark on free franked cover signed R E Fenton mc. Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819 – August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In 1840, he was named commander of the New York Militia's 162nd Infantry Regiment with the rank of colonel. He was elected as a Democrat to the 33rd United States Congress, and served from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855. He left the Democratic Party to help organize the Republican Party, and was later elected, as a Republican, to the 35th, 36th, 37th and 38th United States Congresses, and served from 1857 to 1865. He was Governor of New York from 1865 to 1868. In 1868, he was among the candidates to be Vice President. In January 1869, he was elected a Senator from New York and served from 1869 to 1875. He was known as "The Soldiers' Friend" for his efforts to help returning Civil War veterans. He worked to remove tuition charges for public education, helped to establish six schools for training teachers, and signed the charter for Cornell University. The town of Fenton, NY, is named for him. His former home in Jamestown is the site of the Fenton History Center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. After his death, a building at The State University of New York at Fredonia, Fenton Hall, was named in his honor because he had attended the previous incarnation of the school, the Fredonia Academy. Fenton Avenue in the Bronx, is named for him.

Rare cover from a sparsely populated alaskan village. Strip of four Scott #557 stamps used to frank cover. Backstamps indicated it went through New York Foreign mail route. Includes Bokenas receiver.The town's original Russian name, Seldevoy, translates to "Herring Bay", as there was a significant herring population prior to rampant overfishing early in the 20th century. Until the development of a more complete road system in Alaska, Seldovia was an important "first stop" for ships sailing from Seward, Kodiak and other points outside Cook Inlet. At one time Seldovia was home to over 2,000 residents, but today fewer than 300 persons reside year round.